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The U.S. state of Illinois first required its residents to register their motor vehicles in 1907. Registrants provided their own license plates for display until 1911, when the state began to issue plates. As of 2023, plates are issued by the Illinois Secretary of State.
PA-12345 12345-PA: Front and rear plates required. Serials PA-10000 through PA-29999 issued, followed by 10000-PA onwards. [11] Official Use – Commercial PA-12345 PA-1234A Only rear plates required. Serials PA-30000 through PA-99999 issued, followed by PA-0000A onwards. [11] Omnibus: OB-12345 Current serial format began at OB-10000 in 1974. [12]
Driver licensing and vehicle registration in the United States are handled by the state government in all states but Hawaii, where local governments perform DMV functions. [1] In Canada, driver licensing and vehicle registration are handled at the provincial government level. [2]
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In the United States, vehicle registration plates, known as license plates, are issued by a department of motor vehicles, an agency of the state or territorial government, or in the case of the District of Columbia, the district government. [1] Some Native American tribes also issue plates. [2]
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American state-issued registration certificate from 1917. A vehicle registration certificate is an official document providing proof of registration of a vehicle. It is used primarily by governments as a means of ensuring that all road vehicles are on the national vehicle register, but is also used as a form of law enforcement and to facilitate change of ownership when buying and selling a ...
Illinois is one of only three states to put the secretary of state in charge of motor vehicle registration, the other two being Maine and Michigan. Aside from routine responsiblilities, the secretary of state is third (behind the lieutenant governor and attorney general, respectively) in the line of succession to the office of Governor of Illinois.